| Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava | |
| Birth Date: | 1957 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Narmada, Bombay State, India |
| Residence: | Rajendra Nagar Society, Rajpipla, Jalaram Road, Narmada, Gujarat |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Office1: | Minister of State Ministry of Tribal Affairs |
| Term Start1: | 22 May 2014 |
| Term End1: | 5 July 2016 |
| Primeminister1: | Narendra Modi |
| Office: | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
| Constituency: | Bharuch |
| Term Start: | 1998 |
| Predecessor: | Chandubhai Deshmukh |
| Education: | B.A, M.S.W. |
| Spouse: | Saraswatiben Vasava |
| Profession: | Agriculturist |
| Children: | 1 son and 2 daughters |
| Footnotes: | Source http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=501 |
Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava (born 1 June 1957) is an Indian politician associated with Bharatiya Janata Party and former Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs (till July 5, 2016) in the Government of India under the Prime Ministership of Narendra Modi. He is a senior leader of the bharatiya janata party. He first got elected to 12th Lok Sabha in a by-election held on 25 November 1998 from the Bharuch Parliamentary Constituency of Gujarat, once a stronghold of Congress President Sonia Gandhi's political advisor Ahmed Patel.[1] He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1998, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014 from the same constituency (renamed as Bharuch in 2008); five times in a row. He also served in the Government of Gujarat in 1994 as a Deputy Minister. He holds a master's degree in Social Work (M.S.W.) from Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahemadabad and was graduated (B.A.) fromSouth Gujarat University.
He served as Minister of State from May 2014 to 5 July 2016.
| Year | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| 1994-96 | Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| 1994-96 | Deputy Minister, Government of Gujarat | |
| 1998 | Elected to 12th Lok Sabha | |
| 1998-99 | Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme | |
| 1998-99 | Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment | |
| 1999 | Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term) | |
| 1999-2000 | Member, Committee on Labour and Welfare | |
| 1999-2000 | Member, Committee on Private Members' Bills and Resolutions | |
| 1999-2000 | Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural Development | |
| 2004 | Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (3rd term) | |
| 2004-2007 | Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers | |
| 2004-2007 | Member, Committee on Petitions | |
| 5 Aug. 2007 | Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers | |
| 2009 | Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term) | |
| 31 Aug. 2009 | Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests |